| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Korea Military Picture Improved Senate Passes Mobilization Bill Dill Nations Nation's Farmers in Fine Shape EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions expressed In these columns they are those of West Western un Newspaper Unions Union's news analysts and not necessarily of ot th newspaper KOREA Picture Changes As the Korean war went into th the third month military observers were vcr inclined to comment the picture has changed And from available information it seemed the Communists had lost the power to mount great offensives involving thousands of men North Koreans launched one attack attack at at- tack in force its objective the city of ot Ta gu temporary capital of the South Korean republic and supply terminal for U. U N. N forces It failed In some of the bloodiest fighting of f the war U. U S. S and rd South Korean troops smashed the offensive held and then proceeded to smash bulges all along their lines One of the most spectacular operations operations oper oper- of ot the Korean battle was the concentrated air attack on an assembly assembly assembly as as- area at involving 98 B each o with 40 pound all bombs The load was dropped in a rectangle 7 7 miles long and 2 miles wide General MacArthur commander of United forces in a report report report re re- re- re port to to the security council said The ground fig ing continues tobe tobe to tobe be of a most age sa character Our outnumbered forces face an enemy with almost st fanatical de de- de- de termination Th The whole operation nas assumed character 01 a major campaign He went on to ask for troops from other members of the United Nations To date the number accepted for tor action in Korea included Thailand the Philippines Turkey and the Unite Unite-i Kingdom 7 SOO It will be several weeks before they can be brought to battle Military observers agreed that the picture had changed but added that it will be a long and hard winter in Korea FARMERS In Fine Shape In a major speech at Carlisle Indiana Secretary of Agriculture Brannan asserted that the nations nation's farmers are in fine shape and took took the opportunity to put in another another er er plug for his farm plan Said the secretary Even allowing allow allow- ing irig g. g for i increases cr ases in military ry food requirements we exp expect ct to have enough food so that civilians can continue consuming as much as inthe in inthe inthe the past two years Farmers worried about possible economic controls of agriculture were reassured when the secretary said there are grounds for hope that such controls can be postponed for fora a considerable time or perhaps avoided entirely entirely unless unless the emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency becomes much worse Talking up the Brannan plan the secretary said we need a program which solidly protects farm prices in case of a sudden slackening of demand yet puts an abundance of milk eggs and other perishables in the hands of consumers at attractive attractive attractive at at- prices Brannan added that the present program of sliding-scale sliding price supports supports supports sup sup- ports fail to assure support on some of the most important commodities and offers no incentive for necessary necessary necessary sary production shifts WHEAT Highest Level The agricultural department has fixed price supports for 1951 wheat at the same level as the 1950 crop 90 90 tier per cent of ot The department t taid said acres of wheat may be planted If It yields are average this acreage would produce bushels This years year's crop is estimated at bushels In fixing the wheat support at the highest possible lev level l l. l Secretary of Agriculture Brannan said In view of the world situation it is imperative that our supply of bread grains be maintained in strong position Ample supplies will willbe willbe willbe be a major factor in assuring reasonable reasonable reasonable rea rea- fo food d d- d prices to consumers and our ability to meet our international international international food obligations We believe the wheat production and support price-support programs have been developed t to protect the interests interests in in- of both producers and consumers consumers' con con- sumers sumers' 4 The price support announcement had been expected since Brannan is required by law to announce supports supports supports sup sup- ports in advance of planting winter wheat planting starts this month Only farmers who keep within allotment acreage-allotment limits can get price supports CASUALTIES Toll Is Heavy The shattering realities of the Korean conflict reached into many American homes as the conflict went into its third month More than 2600 families in the cities and and small towns and on the farms of ot the n nation tion have been notified of servicemen killed wounded or missing in action At the same time a military s kesman said that Korean Communists Communists Com Corn had lost killed Victories S. S KOREA I W e 1 r Yo US U.S. troops won victories on nearly all aU fronts in Korea daring during dar dur- ing the eighth week of oC the con con- The big Communist push 1 on from the north was driven back South Korean troops recaptured and 2 another bridgehead 3 across the was beaten back American forces flattened the bridgehead 4 in inthe inthe inthe the area HOME-FRONT HOME Mobilization Bill The senate by a vote of 85 to 3 3 passed a home-front home mobilization bill l which would g give i v e President Truman power to invoke wage- wage rationing price controls and other Inflation anti curbs at any time The bill then went to a senate- senate house conference for the ironing out of differences between the senate senate sen zen ate measure and the bill passed earlier by the house In one point the bill was a defeat for or the administration since it directed directed directed di di- the President to put wage and price controls into effect simultaneously simultaneously simul- simul and virtually across the board if he invoked them at all The President has maintained he sees ees no need of wage-price wage curbs or rationing at this time Further the he on In u nou I hority to control commodity speculation speculation lation but neither the house or senate senate senate sen sen- ate versions contain such aut authority Both bills contain an hoard anti-hoard- ing ng provision prohibiting the accumulation ac- ac of excessive supplies of goods designed as scarce The administration s suffered u f t i e ere r e d another setback in that its plea for retention of the provision which would let the President fix lix controls on n selected commodities meat commodities meat for in example in advance of any general controls program was defeated AMERICA P I t Americans have never liked the evasive tactics and talk double used by diplomats That such a dislike till still persists in the minds of average average av- av rage Americans was indicated by bythe bythe the he increasing number of letters to national leaders and members of the he United Nations demanding that Soviet delegate Jacob Malik l be thrown out of the security council The letters asked why prolong the arguments in the security council Why not expel the Soviet delegate the he people in the small smaIl towns of America wanted to know In answer to these questions Waren Warren Warren War- War ren en Austin US U.S. chief delegate to the he United Nations made the following following fol- fol lowing owing statement Our objective is peace We do donot donot donot not find peace by throwing out the person with whom we must make peace We must be firm in our principles ples We must be strong But we must also be patient In the United Nations we must keep trying to convince Mr Malik and his government of their errors and of our pea peaceful intentions Through the United Nations we can reach the peoples of ot the Soviet Union rind and of other countries It is not the people it is the ruling circles' circles that we encounter here lere That creates a force of pubic public pub pub- lie lic ic opinion backed by moral authority authority au- au hority that opposes aggression aggression- and even the Soviet dictatorship cannot ign ignore re such a n force It Is a strain for us to listen to o the deceit that the Russian spokesman has poured out But truth ruth will prevail Meanwhile it is better letter for diplomats to get r indigestion than for young men to get shot That Americans agreed was straight talk and to their liking PEACE There Is Still Hope The belief that there is still hope hoph for peace perhaps for only a short time but still respite from worldwide worldwide worldwide world world- wide war is s growing in many The hope is not one for permanent permanent per per- manent peace but one of time based on the belief in high diplomatic diplomatic diplo dipo- matic circles that the Russians arc are not ready for out all war at the moment Diplomatic circles call it the calculated risk of war or peace It is based on on three major assumptions assumptions assumptions as as- 1 Russia fears the effects of American atom bomb attacks 2 Russia does not poss possess ss an adequate stock pile of atomic bombs 3 Russia's industrial potential is still too weak in comparison with that of the western allies to risk a major conflict The first two of the assumptions are are of course mere guess work But there are arc statistics to back up the third For instance Americas America's steel production for 1950 1050 Is expected to exceed 71 million tons Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain ala w will 11 produce around 16 million tons and the rest of western Europe approximately 24 million tons Thus the allies ames will vill produce a total of million tons compared with Russia's 22 million Russia also lags in the production nf n nil r nf n th t oc I for war On these assumptions western Europe is planning a three three- year three ear rearming program If the program is successful peace may be prolonged prolonged pro pro- longed but the world will be divided divided divided di di- vided into two great armed camps RAILROADS Strikes Close Steel The brotherhood of railroad trainmen trainmen train train- men and order of railway conductors conductors conductors tors went on strike against three terminal railroads disrupting several several several sev sev- eral of the country's steel arteries in the midst of the Korean war However with the steel industry pressed to capacity to meet the needs of the stepped up munitions program and the booming civilian economy many sources predicted that President Truman would seize the lines The unions singled out key terminals terminals term term- nals in Louisville St. St Paul and Chicago Chi CW- cago and Republic Steels Steel's switching terminal at Cleveland for the first display of pressure About 1000 men walked out for five days Approximately Approximately Approximately workers including steelworkers were made idle Negotiations between management management management manage manage- ment a and n d union representatives with presidential assistant John R. R Steelman taking part produced no progress in the first 24 hours Observers believed the government government government govern govern- ment would take drastic action before before before be be- fore the situation deteriorated and crippled the nations nation's vital steel pro pro- INTELLIGENCE Headed by Smith Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith former ambassador to Moscow was named by President Truman as director of central intelligence He will succeed Rear Adm Roscoe H. H nt-n nt tt 4 ho 1 1 0 u. u September The agency's job js is to gather and analyze reports from diplomatic military and all other sources Some members of congress were not surprised by Smiths Smith's appoint appoint- ment There had been demands in congress congress congress con con- gress for a up shake of the agency since the Korean war Some legislators legislators legislators legis legis- contended the United States was caught footed flat by the invasion invasion invasion in in- of South Korea by Communist Communist Communist troops General Smith now 54 54 has had hada hadI I a long military career which includes in in- eludes service as chief of staff to Gen Dwight Eisenhower in World War II Later he became ambassador ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- at Moscow Johnson Defense Secretary Louis Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son right confers with Sen Tom Connally chairman of the f for foreign o r e c I g n relations committee Johnson has been under increased increased in in- creased attack by foes of the administration and some Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- for the way he handled his office during durins- the year before before be be- fore the outbreak of fighting lighting in Kore Korea POLl POLITICS TICS Election Crossfire The American political picture cleared somewhat with one definite trend in the spotlight the voter faces a furious election year partisan partisan parti parti- san crossfire The issue will be US U.S. foreign policy The bipartisanship in foreign policy poll poll- cy as existed before the Korean war warIs waris waris is a thing of the past From now on voters will hear charges and countercharges countercharges count count- charges er-charges on U. U S. S foreign policy polley by congressional candidates |
